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Books Read in 2022

1. A Court of Silver Flames- Sarah J. Maas

2. Told After Supper- Jerome K. Jerome

3. The Crazy Ladies of Pearl Street- Trevanian

4. To Kill a Kingdom- Alexandra Christo

5. The Father Christmas Letter- J.R.R. Tolkien

6. The Book of Doing and Being- Barnett Bain

7. The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August- Claire North

8. Northern Lights (Golden Compass)- Philip Pullman

9. The Subtle Knife- Phillip Pullman

10. The Amber Spyglass-Phillip Pullman

11. The Skincare Bible- Anjali Mahto

12. The Popular Culture Reader- John L. Nachbar Wright Jack, & Deborah Weiser

13. Another Roadside Attraction- Tom Robbins

14. Angels and Demons- Dan Brown

15. The Da Vinci Code- Dan Brown

16. The Vintage Tea Cup Club- Vanessa Greene

17. A Woman of Independent Means- Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey

18. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart- Holly Ringland

19. Humankind: A Hopeful History- Rutger Bergman

20. Goddess- Kelly Gardi

21. Wild Animals I Have Known- Ernest Thompson Seton

22. Femme Fatale: Cinema’s Most Unforgettable Lethal Ladies- Dominique Manon and James Ursini

23. Crazy for the Storm- Norman Ollestad

24. The Power of Body Language: How to Succeed in Every Business and Social Encounter- Tonya Reiman

25. The Wolves of Willoughby Chase - Joan Aiken

26. Coffee, Tea, or Me? - "Trudy Baker" aka Donald Bain

27. Fifth Avenue, 5 AM: Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and the Dawn of the Modern Woman- Sam Wasson

28. Audrey: Her Story- Alexander Walker

29. The Complete Films of Audrey Hepburn - Jerry Vermiyle

30. Audrey Hepburn: An Elegant Spirit, a Son Remembers- Sean Hepburn Ferrer

31. Gigi- Collette

32. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes- Anita Loos

33. Chalice- Robin McKinley

34. Dragon's Bane - Patricia Wrede

35. The Golem and the Jinni- Helene Wecker

36. The Prince and the Dressmaker- Jen Wang

37. The Path Made Clear- Oprah Winfrey

38. Lumberjanes- Shannon Watters, Grace Ellis, Gus Allen, and ND Stevenson

39. The Hidden Palace - Helene Wecker

40. Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World- Penelope Bagieu

41. Strange Practice- Vivian Shaw

42. Dreadful Company- Vivian Shaw

43. All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories Of Queer Teens Throughout The Ages- edited by Saundra Mitchell

44. The Library at Mount Char- Scott Hawkins

45. Grave Importance- Vivian Shaw

46. Verity- Colleen Hoover

47. Bravely- Maggie Stiefvater

48. 1602- Neil Gaiman

49. She Come By It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs- Sarah Smarsh

50. Gallant- V.E. Schwab

51. Lore Olympus Vol. 1- Rachel Smythe

52. I'll Have What She's Having: My Adventures in Celebrity Dieting- Rebecca Harrington

53. Lore Olympus Vol. 2- Rachel Smythe

54. Moon Cakes- Suzanne Walker & Wendy Xu

55. The Tea Dragon Society- Katie O'Neill

56. The Tea Dragon Festival- Katie O'Neill

57. Travels with Foxfire: Stories of People, Passions, and Practices from Southern Appalachia- Foxfire Fund Inc.

58. My Year of Rest and Relaxation - Ottessa Moshfegh

59. Seance Tea Party- Reimenga Yee

60. Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics- Dolly Parton and Robert K. Oermann

61. Lightfall: The Girl and the Galdurian

62. Tidesong- Wendy Xu

63. Name of the Wind- Patrick Rothfuss

64. The Girl from the Sea- Molly Knox Ostertag

65. Lightfall: The Shadow of the Bird

66. Neon Gods- Katee Robert

67. The Lighthouse Witches- C. J. Cooke

68. Six Crimson Cranes- Elizabeth Lim

69. I'd Rather Be Reading: The Delights and Dilemmas of the Reading Life- Anne Bogel

70. The Secret History- Donna Tartt

71. The Near Witch- V. E. Schwab

72. The Good Demon- Jimmy Cajole

73. The Illustrated Man - Ray Bradbury

74. Nettle & Bone- T. Kingfisher

75. Dracula- Bram Stoker

76. My Best Friend's Exorcism- Grady Hendrix

77. Batman: The Ultimate Evil- Andrew Vachss

78. World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments- Aimee Nezhukumatathil

79. Odd and the Frost Giants- Neil Gaiman

80. How to Hygge: The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life- Signe Johansen

[booksandwords]

Sometimes an animal can be a better friend than a person. Their motives are always pure.

Hatshepsut, The Eye of Re (The Hatshepsut Trilogy, Patricia L. O'Neill)

Not original I know, been said many times before. Context... said to her husband after his favourite horse is killed. It's a sad moment that horse had been there from the start and brought them together.

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intertextuality

desire / eating disorder / hunger: «to be the girl who lunges at people−wants to eat them» (letissier) / «a way to take all hungers and boil them down to their essence–one appetite to manage–just one» (knapp)

trauma / trauma theory / visceralities of trauma

writers

ada limón, adrienne rich, agnès varda, alana massey, alejandra pizarnik, alice notley, ana božičević, anaïs nin, andrea dworkin, andrew solomon, angela carter, angélica freitas, angélica liddell, ann cvetkovich, anna akhmatova, anna gien, anne boyer, anne carson, anne sexton, anne waldman, antonella anedda, aracelis girmay, ariana reines, audre lorde, aurora linnea

barbara ehrenreich, bell hooks, bessel van der kolk

carmen maria machado, caroline knapp, carrie lorig, cat marnell, catharine mackinnon, catherynne m. valente, cathy caruth, césar vallejo, chris kraus, christa wolf, clarice lispector, claudia rankine, czesław miłosz

daniel borzutzky, daphne du maurier, daphne gottlieb, david foster wallace, david wojnarowicz, dawn lundy martin, deirdre english, denise levertov, detlev claussen, dodie bellamy, don paterson, donna tartt, dora gabe, dorothea lasky, durs grünbein

édouard levé, eike geisel, eileen myles, elaine kahn, elena ferrante, elisabeth rank, elyn r. saks, emily dickinson, erica jong, esther perel, etty hillesum, eve kosofsky sedgwick

fanny howe, félix guattari, fernando pessoa, fiona duncan, frank bidart, franz kafka

gabriele schwab, gail dines, georg büchner, georges bataille, gertrude stein, gilles deleuze, gillian flynn, gretchen felker-martin

hannah arendt, hannah black, heather christle, heather o'neill, heiner müller, hélène cixous, héloïse letissier, henryk m. broder, herbert hindringer, herbert marcuse

ingeborg bachmann, iris murdoch

jacques derrida, jacques lacan, jade sharma, jamaica kincaid, jean améry, jean baudrillard, jean rhys, jeanann verlee, jeanette winterson, jenny slatman, jenny zhang, jerold j. kreisman, jess zimmerman, jia tolentino, joachim bruhn, joan didion, joanna russ, joanna walsh, johanna hedva, john berger, jörg fauser, joy harjo, joyce carol oates, judith butler, judith herman, julia kristeva, june jordan, junot díaz

karen barad, kate zambreno, katherine mansfield, kathrin weßling, kathy acker, katy waldman, kay redfield jamison, kim addonizio

lacy m. johnson, larissa pham, lauren berlant, le comité invisible, leslie jamison, lidia yuknavitch, linda gregg, lisa diedrich, louise glück, luce irigaray, lynn melnick

maggie nelson, margaret atwood, marguerite duras, marie howe, marina tsvetaeva, mark fisher, martha gellhorn, mary karr, mary oliver, mary ruefle, marya hornbacher, max horkheimer, melissa broder, michael ondaatje, michel foucault, miranda july, miya tokumitsu, monique wittig, muriel rukeyser

naomi wolf, natalie eilbert, natasha lennard, nelly arcan

ocean vuong, olivia laing, ottessa moshfegh

paisley rekdal, patricia lockwood, paul b. preciado, paul celan, peggy phelan

rachel aviv, rainald goetz, rainer maria rilke, rebecca solnit, richard moskovitz, richard siken, robert jensen, roland barthes, ronald d. laing

sady doyle, sally rooney, salma deera, samuel beckett, samuel salzborn, sandra cisneros, sara ahmed, sara sutterlin, sarah kane, sarah manguso, scherezade siobhan, sean bonney, sheila jeffreys, shoshana felman, shulamith firestone, sibylle berg, silvia federici, simone de beauvoir, simone weil, siri hustvedt, solmaz sharif, sophinette becker, soraya chemaly, stephan grigat, susan bordo, susan sontag, suzanne scanlon, sylvia plath

theodor w. adorno, thomas brasch, tiqqun, toni morrison

ursula k. le guin

valerie solanas, virginia l. blum, virginia woolf, virginie despentes

walter benjamin, wisława szymborska, wolfgang herrndorf, wolfgang pohrt

zadie smith, zan romanoff, zoë lianne, zora neale hurston

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CALIFICACIÓN PERSONAL: 7.5 / 10

Título Original: Sea of Love

Año: 1989

Duración: 110 min

País: Estados Unidos

Director: Harold Becker

Guion: Richard Price

Música: Trevor Jones

Fotografía: Ronnie Taylor

Reparto: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman, William Hickey, Michael Rooker, Richard Jenkins, Paul Calderon, Gene Canfield, James Kidnie, John Spencer, Larry Joshua, Christine Estabrook, Barbara Baxley, Patricia Barry, Mark Phelan, Michael O'Neill, Luis Antonio Ramos, Rafael Báez, Samuel L. Jackson, Damien Leake, John Thaddeus, Joshua Nelson, Jacqueline Brookes, Fred Sanders, Thomas Wagner, Manny Alfaro, Brian Paul, Nancy Beatty, Tony De Santis, Jackie Laidlaw, Paul Hubbard, Franz Fridal, James O'Regan, Wayne Best, John Bourgeois, Hugh Thompson, Miranda de Pencier

Productora: Universal Pictures

Género: Crime, Drama, Mistery

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094056/

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Zebra Horror to 1991

Zebra horror through 1991Below is a comprehensive list of the almost 200 horror novels Zebra Books released through 1991.  Horror continued to be released regularly until Zebra shut down their horror line in 1996, but starting in 1991 horror started started splitting off into Silence of the Lambs knock-offs, Interview with a Vampire copies, and young adult style covers. A full cover gallery with shop links over at Trash Menace Gallery 1974 Dementia by Keith Parnell 1975 Satan's Daughters by Othello Peters 1977 Hell Hound by Ken Greenhall The Soul by Ron Gorton 1978 Replica by Lionel Saben The Ashes of Tamar by Elizabeth Wade 1979 Dracula in Love by John Shirley Benediction by Joseph P. Furek There is a Serpent in Eden by Robert Bloch Long Night by P.B. Gallagher The Rite by Gregory Douglas 1980 Caly by Sharon Combes Wild Violets by Ruth Baker Field The Nest by Gregory Douglas Cherron by Sharon Combes 1981 Moondeath by Rick Hautala The Devil's Kiss by William W. Johnstone Act of Love by Joe R. Lansdale The Witching by Fritzen Ravenswood Great Liquidator by J.V. Grombach Unholy Smile by Gregory A. Douglas Death-Coach by J. N. Williamson Mysteries of the Worm by Robert Bloch Unholy Goddess by Baker Stein Halloween II (Novelization) by Jack Martin The Spawning by Fritzen Ravenswood Ghost Mansion by J. N. Williamson Death-Angel by J. N. Williamson Sweet Revenge by Dick Beaird 1982 The Uninvited by William W. Johnstone The Unblessed by Paul Richards The Evil One by J. N. Williamson The Initiation by William W. Johnstone The Witching by Fritzen Ravenswood Death-School by J. N. Williamson Moon Lake by Stephen Gresham Traces by Patricia Wallace Night Bait by Phillip Straker The Trident by Joel Hammil Extraterrestrial by Julian Shock Horror Mansion by J. N. Williamson Slice of Life by James Kisner Wolfsbane by William W. Johnstone Blood Knot by Bruce Algozin Moonbog by Rick Hautala Night Lust by Phillip Straker Death-Doctor by J. N. Williamson 1983 Devil's Heart by William W. Johnstone Videodrom by Jack Martin A Crying Shame by William W. Johnstone White Noise by R.F. Beaird The Taint by Patricia Wallace The Nursery by William W. Johnstone MaMa by Ruby Jean Jensen Death Screen by Richard F. Beaird 1984 Rip Tide by Donald D. Cheatham The Stalker by Claude Teweles Rockabye Baby by Stephen Gresham The Devil's Touch by William W. Johnstone 1985 Sweet Dreams by William W. Johnstone Home Sweet Home by Ruby Jean Jensen The Children's Ward by Patricia Wallace Daddy's Little Girl by Daniel Ransom Half Moon Down by Stephen Gresham Soul Eater by Dana Brookins Only Child by Patricia Wallace Best Friends by Ruby Jean Jensen Child's Play by Andrew Neiderman 1986 Rockinghorse by William W. Johnstone Twice Blessed by Patricia Wallace The Doll by Josh Webster Dew Claws by Stephen Gresham Cat's Cradle by William W. Johnstone Night Stone by Rick Hautala Wait and See by Ruby Jean Jensen Toys in the Attic by Daniel Ransom The Alchemist by Les Whitten Jack-In-The-Box by William W. Johnstone Deadly Ernest by Daniel Lynch Teacher's Pet by Andrew Neiderman The Shadow Man by Stephen Gresham 1987 Piper by Brett Rutherford and John Robertson The Dollkeeper by Jack Scaparro Fertility Rights by Fay N. Zachary Annabelle by Ruby Jean Jensen Sight Unseen by Andrew Neiderman Blood Bath by Linda Stahl Borlik Midnight Boy by Stephen Gresham The Devil's Cat by William W. Johnstone Night Whisper by Patricia Wallace Cry Wolf by Alan B. Chronister Shadow Child by Joseph A. Citro Sleep Tight by Matthew Costello Baby Grand by William W. Johnstone The Evil One by J.N. Williamson Chain Letter by Ruby Jean Jensen Night Caller by Daniel Ransom A Killing Frost by Daniel Lynch Water Baby by Patricia Wallace Dream House by Christopher Fahy Toy Cemetary by William W. Johnstone Witch Child by Elizabeth Lloyd 1988 Smoke by Ruby Jean Jensen Little Brothers by Rick Hautala Guardian Angels by Joseph A. Citro Hocus-Pocus by Jack Scaparro Blood Sisters by Deborah Sherwood House of Illusion by Ruby Jean Jensen Deadly Nature by V. M. Thompson Grim Reaper by O'Neil de Noux Abracadabra by Stephen Gresham Witch Daughter by Elizabeth Lloyd Sandman by William W. Johnstone Devil's Moon by William M. Carney Play Time by Morgan Fields See No Evil by Patricia Wallace Ten Little Indians by E. Patrick Murray The Lost Children by Brett Rutherford Runaway by Stephen Gresham Keepers of the Beast by Jack Maclane Jump Rope by Ruby Jean Jensen Eternal Bliss by Christopher Fahy Baby Doll by Marilyn Knight Night Touch by Stephen Gresham 1989 Goodnight Moom by Jack MacLane Carnival by William W. Johnstone Brain Child by Stephen George Moonwalker by Rick Hautala Pendulum by Ruby Jean Jensen Project God by V. M. Thompson Dark Souls by Barry Porter Blood Dreams by Jack MacLane Beasts by Stephen R. George Demon's Eye by Stephen Gresham Tree House by Victor Mullen Deathsong by Jack Scaparro Spellcaster by J. Edward Ames Monday's Child by Patricia Wallace Deadly Harvest by Morgan Fields Death Stone by Ruby Jean Jensen Secret Orders by H. Paul Jeffers Dark Miracle by Stephen R. George The Manipulator by Dana Brookins Junkyard by Barry Porter 1990 Vampire Child by Ruby Jean Jensen Hindsight by Ronald Kelly Blood Wings by Stephen Gresham Darksong by Jean Simon Lullabye by Patricia Wallace Flesh Stealer by Pauline Dunn The Lyssa Syndrome by Christopher Fahy Dark Reunion by Stephen R. George Children of the Shadows by Don L. Freeman Lost and Found by Ruby Jean Jensen Evilway by Ryan O. Moses Pitfall by Ronald Kelly Dollies by Pat Graversen The Devil's Coin by Mark Manley Poison Pen by James Kisner Mindscream by R.D. Zimmerman Shaman Woods by Morgan Fields Thrill by Patricia Wallace Demonic Color by Pauline Dunn Grandma's Little Darling by Stephen R. George Just Before Dark by Jack MacLane Victoria by Ruby Jean Jensen Earthblood by James Kisner 1991 Stones by Pat Graversen Wild Card by Jean Simon Hide and Seek by William M. Carney Grandfather by Anne Joseph Something Out There by Ronald Kelly Perfection by Marc Berrenson The Vampire Memoirs by Traci Briery & Mara McCuniff Watchers in the Woods by William W. Johnstone Blood Sabbath by Leigh Clark The Living Dark by Stephen Gresham Waltz With Evil by P.D. Rozzi Little Brother by Bill Eidson The Forgotten by Stephen R. George The Crawling Dark by Pauline Dunn The Burying Point by Ann Brahms Celia by Ruby Jean Jensen Faith Killer by Josh Webster Wind Chimes by R. R. Walter Cold Whisper by Rick Hautala The Attic by Jack Scaparro Dr. O by Glenn Hale The Quagmire by James Kisner Vampire Blood by Kathryn Meyer Grifftth Sweet Revenge by Jean Simon The Gifted by Jack Caravela The Night Seasons by J.N. Williamson Deadly Breed by T.J.Kirby Baby Dolly by Ruby Jean Jensen Listen to the Shadows by Joan Hall Hovey Moon of the Werewolf by Ronald Kelly More Zebra Horror at Too Much Horror Fiction, Fright.com, and Vault of Evil. This is the result of looking up over 3500 titles by ISBN number.  Horror made up just over five percent of Zebra's output.  Mostly historical romance, then westerns, with several adult western series.  Men's Adventure will be covered separately.  Compared with the 70s, Zebra stuck to only a few specific subgenres.  The only historical oddities were trivia books and gross humor collections.

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Dec. 11, 2019: Obituaries

Hubert Church  66

Mr. Hubert Ray Church age 66 of Purlear, passed away, Friday, December 6, 2019 at his home.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 12, 2019 at Yellow Hill Baptist Church with Rev. Sherrill Welborn, Rev. Kenny Newberry and Pastor Brady Hayworth officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 Wednesday evening at Reins Sturdivant Funeral Home.

Mr. Church was born September 1, 1953 in Wilkes County to Paige and Agnas Fletcher Church. He was a retired Truck Driver for DOT and a member of Yellow Hill Baptist Church. Hurbert loved to make people laugh.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by brother; Ronnie Church.

Mr. Church is survived by his wife; Joan Rhymer Church of the home, a daughter; Patricia Church of Deep Gap, a son; Darin Church of Deep Gap, two grandchildren; Tyler Church and Samantha Church, a sister; Linda Steelman and husband Eddie of Deep Gap and a brother: Bruce Church and wife LouAnn of Deep Gap.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Yellow Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Fund 5160 Summitt Road Purlear, NC 28665 or Medi Home Hospice PO Box 421 Jefferson, NC 28620.

  Marilyn Hunter, 74

Marilyn Francis Key Hunter, age 74, of North Wilkesboro, passed away Friday, December 6, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. Ms. Hunter was born December 5, 1945 in Wilkes County to Vernon Edward and E. Faye Elledge Key. Ms. Hunter was a member of Bethel Baptist Church in the Mtn. View Community. She was of the Baptist Faith, attended His Light Ministries and enjoyed services at Villages of Wilkes. Marilyn was a loving, sweet and kind person. She loved animals, cats and dogs. She enjoyed watching birds, especially hummingbirds when they were eating. Ms. Hunter was preceded in death by her parents; infant sister, Barbara Jean Key, sister, Arlene Key Niston, Margaret Ann Byrd; brother, Kenneth David Key; brother-in-law's, John Willard Niston, Ronnie J. Pruitt; and nephews, Russell Hawkins and Daniel Byrd.

Surviving are her brother, Vaughn Key and spouse Incha of North Wilkesboro; sisters, Irene Blevins and spouse Hubert of Wilkesboro, Janice Hawkins and spouse Steve of Hays, Rita Pruitt of North Wilkesboro; many loving nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was December 9,   at Miller Funeral Chapel with Rev. Darrell Poole and Rev. Michael Brinegar officiating. Burial  followed in Scenic Memorial Gardens.  

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Humane Society of Wilkes, PO 306, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

   Margaret Richardson, 73

Margaret Porter Richardson, age 73, of Wilkesboro, passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord, on Friday, December 6, 2019 at her home. Margaret was born November 26, 1946 in Wilkes County to Granville and Lillian Dowell Porter. She worked at Villages of Wilkes for the past 11 years. She loved her residents very much. She loved taking them out to eat, painting fingernails and helping in any way she could to bring joy to their lives. Margaret loved fishing, she made many friends on the fishing pier in Myrtle Beach, where we are sure she will be missed by all who knew her. Margaret also loved working along side her husband, Jim in the garden. Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her parents; and husband who died in 1987, Gary Lee Billings.

Surviving are her loving husband, James (Jim) Richardson; sons, Russell Billings and spouse Pam of Traphill, David Billings and Michele Riddle of Purlear; sisters, Reba Johnson and spouse Claude of North Wilkesboro, Nancy Reavis and spouse Jerry of Rock Creek, Betty Ferguson and spouse Wayne of North Wilkesboro; grandsons, Justin Billings and Russell Billings.

Funeral service was December 8,   at Davis Memorial Baptist Church with Rev. Hadley Triplett officiating. Burial   followed in Mountlawn Memorial Park.   Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Wilkes South Gideons, PO  Box 323, Wilkesboro, NC 28697. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.  

The family would like to thank Mountain Valley Hospice, all the family and friends that came by with food and hugs.

  Anne Kite, 102

Mrs. Anne Dulce Goode Kite, age 102 of Millers Creek, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019 at her home.

Memorial services will be held 11:00 am Thursday, December 12, 2019 at North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church with Rev. R.C. Griffin and Rev. Steve Snipes  officiating. A reception will follow in the church fellowship hall. Private family burial services will be held.

Mrs. Kite was born May 14, 1917 in Martinsville, VA, to the late John Letcher Goode and Lucy Davis Goode Draper. She was a member of North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church and Vanguard Class. She had been the keeper of the Cradle Roll for over 25 years. Mrs. Kite was a charter member of Wilkes Regional Hospital Auxiliary and also a member of the Friday Book Club. She loved the Blue Ridge Parkway, butterflies and welcoming guests to the Dodge House Restaurant. She was a great cook and well known for her pies.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband: Robert Francis Kite, two brothers: Ray Goode and John L. Goode and a son in law: David Eller.

She is survived by two daughters: Susan Kite Eller of Greenville, SC and Betsey Kite O'Neill and husband Jack of Virginia Beach VA, five grandchildren: Cynthia Booke, Mark Eller, Robert Eller, John O'Neill and Kelly Ogle and ten great grandchildren: David and Lauren Booke, Samantha and Sydney Eller, Archie, Trevor, Ben O'Neill, Cameron and Connor Eller and Lucy and Avery Ogle.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the North Wilkesboro Presbyterian Church 804 E Street North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or a Charity of choice.

Celebrate her life as she would with kindness and grace and loving one another!

   William Grimstead, 65

Mr. William Michael Grimstead, age 65 of Cornelius, passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at his home.

Funeral services were December 10,   at Reins Sturdivant Chapel with Pastor Robert Duncan and Rev. Eddie Tharpe officiating. Burial was in Scenic Memorial Gardens.  Mr. Grimstead was born May 18, 1954 in Boone, North Carolina to Donald Ray and Shirley Payne Grimstead. He was a Longtime Professional Airline Pilot. Mike graduated from Wilkes Central High  School and Florida Institute of Technology Aviation Program. He was a flight instructor, ground instructor. glider pilot, seaplane pilot and corporate pilot.  He retired from American Airlines as an Airline Pilot. Mr. Grimstead was a member of Oakwood's Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Mr. Grimstead is survived by his wife; Sherree Grimstead and two cousins; Susan Clements and husband James of Bartow, FL and Cindy Hudson and husband Rick of Hickory.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Donor's Choice.

  Margaret Dotson, 85

Mrs. Margaret Hayes Dotson, age 85 of Wilkes County passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019 at Memory Care of the Triad.

Funeral services were December 7,   at Reins-Sturdivant Chapel.  Burial was in Lewis Baptist Church Cemetery.  Mrs. Dotson was born July 29, 1934 in Wilkes County to Robert Doughton and Gena Souther Hayes.  She was a care giver for all of her family, an avid reader and loved the outdoors. She retired from Thomasville Furniture in the cabinet department.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by two daughters; Wanda Dotson, Dino of Bluffton, SC and Donna Wicker, Bruce of Reidsville, three grandchildren; Courtney Jansen and husband Stephen, Logan Nichols and Hayden Wicker, two great grandchildren;  Porter Jansen and Hadley Jansen, four sisters; Sylvia Boles of Winston-Salem, Joan Dotson of North Wilkesboro, Jane Brooks of Salisbury, Jewel "Judy" Sheppard of Mt. Gilead and six brothers; Edgar Hayes of Swartz Creek, MI, Harley "Sonny" Hayes of Salisbury, Robert "Chick" Hayes of North Wilkesboro, Gerald Hayes of Statesville, David Hayes of North Wilkesboro and Douglas Hayes of North Wilkesboro

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Hospice of Greensboro, 1801 Westchester Drive, High Point, NC 27262.

 Stephen Vannoy, 73

Mr. Stephen (Steve) DeLane Vannoy, 73, of Carthage, passed away on Wednesday December 4, 2019 at Moore Regional Hospital.

Steve was born on Monday July 8, 1946 in Rowan County to Swan Aline Vannoy.

Steve is preceded in death by his mother and step father Don Royal.

Steven is survived by daughters, Stephanie Vannoy of Millers Creek, Elizabeth Vannoy of Candar, NC; son, Chal Vannoy and wife, Tammy of Wilkesboro; sister, Faye Royal and husband, Jerry also of Millers Creek; 6 grandchildren, Corey, Hannah Johnson, Clint, Cody Roten, Zylania ,MaFia Green; 3 great grand children, Delacey, Terence Hamilton, Caroline Roten; special niece, Melissa Shoemaker; special great niece, Nicole Huffman,

A graveside service was December 6, at the Vannoy Family Cemetery.  Rev. Steve Faw will be officiating.  

Adams Funeral Home of Wilkes has the honor of serving the Vannoy Family.

   John Caudill, 65

Mr. John "Tom" Thomas Caudill, 65, of Advance passed away Wednesday, December 4, 2019.

He was born in Wilkes County on August 19, 1954, to John Alvin and Libby Walsh Caudill. Tom was a member of Pinedale Christian Church for the past thirty-one years. He received his MBA from Appalachian State University. Tom owned and operated Auto Financial of NC until his retirement. He was an avid train enthusiast, traveler, and enjoyed doing things for other people without their knowledge. Tom was an Eagle Scout and avid outdoorsman. Following in his father's footsteps, he loved to hike and explore the Blue Ridge Mountains. He ran many marathons and achieved his goal of running a sub - three hour race on his last attempt. Tom was Gloria's Superman.

Preceding him in death is his mother and a brother, Alex Caudill. Left to cherish his memory is his loving and skinny wife, Gloria F. Caudill; son, Jonathan Caudill and Tyler of Washington, D.C.; father, John Alvin Caudill and wife Frances of North Wilkesboro; a brother, Charles Caudill of Wilkesboro; and his beloved birds.

A memorial service was held 2:00 PM Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Pinedale Christian Church, officiated by Ministers Bill McKenzie and Matthew Sink.  

 Cynthia Shipton,74

Mrs. Cynthia Reeves Shipton, age 74 of North Wilkesboro passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist-Wilkes Medical Center.  

Funeral services were December 6,  at Round Mountain Baptist Church with Rev. Roger Jennings and Rev. Mike Reeves officiating.  Burial was in the church cemetery. The family will receive    

Mrs. Shipton was born March 18, 1945 in Wilkes County to Bill and Margie Felts Reeves.  She was a member of Round Mountain Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

She is survived by a son; Jimmy Shipton of Wilkesboro and a brother; Paul Christopher Reeves of Morganton.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Round Mountain Baptist Church, 3228 Airport Road, Hays, NC 28635.  

 Ronald Hamby, 70

Mr. Ronald "Ron" Lee Hamby, age 70 of Purlear passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his home.

Funeral services were December 5,   at Millers Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Shannon Critcher and Rev. Phillip Boyce officiating. Burial was in Stony Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.  

Mr. Hamby was born January 8, 1949 in Wilkes County to Woodrow Wilson and Vergie Mae Powell Hamby. He was a member of Millers Creek Baptist Church and a member of the Slant 6 Racing Club.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister; Diane Hamby.

He is survived by Kay Bare Hamby of the home, three sons; Christopher Dale Hamby and wife Debbie of Liberty, Ronald Eric Hamby and wife Deanna of Orlando, FL and David Lee Hamby and wife Charlene of Palmetto, FL and special daughter-in-law: Tracy Hamby, three grandchildren; Christopher Thomas Hamby, Parker Wilson Hamby, Carley Lynne Hamby and two step-grandchildren; Jaden Hamby and Peyten Hamby, special extended family; Lori Bledsoe, Ivy Bledsoe, Iris Bledsoe, Ginger Hamby, Jacob Hamby, Anna Hamby and Julie Hamby.  

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Wilkes County Cruisers, PO Box 1461, North Wilkesboro, NC 28659 or Stony Hill Baptist Church Building Fund, PO Box 97, Purlear, NC 28665.

   Lura Grimes, 95

Miss Lura Mae Grimes, age 95 of Wilkesboro, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at her home.

Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM Sunday, December 8, 2019, at Rickards Chapel with Rev. Richard Watts, Bishop George Morgan and Rev. Keith D. Knox, Sr. officiating. Burial was in Rickards Chapel Cemetery.  

Miss Grimes was born August 22, 1924 in Wilkes County to Fred Vernon and Ethel Vyra Barber Grimes. She retired as a Telephone Operator with NY Bell (AT&T), having worked from the 1940s until the 1970s. She was a member of Rickards Chapel and the Mother of the church. Lura was an active member of the Roots of Love and was very involved in the Lincoln Heights Community.  She was a local history enthusiast, loved to travel and was just a phenomenal person with a sharp mind as well as the matriarch of her family.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three sisters; Mary Louise Anderson, Violet Mackay and Vera Jane Grimes, four brothers; Grover Columbus Grimes, Glenn Alvin Grimes, Fred Earl Grimes and Everett Lee Grimes.

She is survived by two sisters; Reba Williams of Queens, NY and Elizabeth W. Hubbard of Buffalo NY and a host of other relatives and friends.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to Rickards Chapel PO Box 1689 North Wilkesboro, NC 28659.

 Thomas Hampton, 64

Thomas Odell Hampton, age 64, of Roaring River, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019 at Wake Forest Baptist Health-Wilkes Regional. He was born January 29, 1955 in Surry County to Cornelius and Willie Parker Hampton. Mr. Hampton was a member of Mt. Valley Missionary Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Olga Sales Hampton; brothers, William Parker, James Hampton, McNeil Hampton; and sister, Mary Redman.

Surviving are his son, Scott Satterwhite and spouse Barbara of Hudson; daughter, Tina Lineberger and spouse Ruben of Roaring River; siblings, Luthedia Jones, Worth Hampton and spouse Angela all of North Wilkesboro, Sally Scales of Jonesville, Ronnie Hampton, Jennie Wilborn and spouse Timmy, Sylvia Hernandez and spouse Filemon all of Roaring River; grandchildren, Izaiah Carlton, Jaylin Richardson, Dalton Stepps, Dathan Holsclaw, LaShae Holsclaw, Sovereign Satterwhite, Christian Satterwhite, Quincy Lineberger, Keyonta Lineberger several nieces and nephews.

Funeral service was  December 6,  at Mt. Valley Missionary Baptist Church in Roaring River with Rev. Casey Walker, Rev. Calvin Bryant, Bishop Ruben Lineberger and Rev. Ernest Martin officiating. Burial  followed in the Church Cemetery.  Flowers will be accepted. Miller Funeral Service is in charge of the arrangements.

  Gary Hamby 70

Mr. Gary Van Hamby age 70 of Millers Creek, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019.

Funeral services were December 7,  at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Mark J. Hall and Pastor Steve Laws officiating. Burial with Military Honors by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1142 was in the church cemetery.  

Mr. Hamby was born January 11, 1949 in Wilkes County to Edgar Jones Hamby, Jr and wife Brona Rae Staley Hamby. Gary served in the US Army during the Vietnam Conflict from 69-70, where he reached the rank of E5 Sergeant. He retired from Holly Farms/Tyson Foods as Plant Superintendent with 37 years of service and was the owner of Hamby Auto Broker. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Gary was a devoted Husband, Daddy, (Best Friend) and Pa.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother; Ronnie Hamby.

Mr. Hamby is survived by his wife of 50 plus years; Judy Kay Minton Hamby of the home, a son; Chad Van Hamby and wife Amanda of Wilkesboro, two granddaughters; Ella Grace Hamby and Addison Layne Hamby, three brothers; Rayvon Hamby of Millers Creek, Kevin Hamby and wife Kathy of Millers Creek and Steve Hamby and wife Geraldine of Statesville and "good friend' Larry Dale Ross.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Calvary Baptist Church PO Box 1516 Millers Creek, NC 28651.

 Richard Greene 64

Mr. Richard Edward Greene age 64 of Wilkesboro, passed away in Mt. Airy.

Private family services will be held. Burial will be in the Barnes Family Cemetery in Churchland, North Carolina.

Mr. Greene was born August 22, 1955 in Charlotte, North Carolina to Edward Franklin Greene and Frances Curlee Greene. He was a member of Community Baptist Church.

In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by a sister; Katherine Ann Greene.

He is survived by his mother; Frances Curlee Greene of North Wilkesboro,  a brother; Stephen Greene and wife Vanya of Wilkesboro, a niece; Lindsay Greene of Raleigh and three nephews; Matthew Greene of Sarasota FL, Trevor Greene of Wilkesboro and Trenton Greene of Wilkesboro.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Churchland Baptist Church 7516 North Carolina Hwy 150S Lexington, NC 27295 or to the Donor's Choice.

[celtfather]

Happy Halloween Songs of Death #170

Halloween is just around the corner. I'm celebrating with my 5th annual Celtic Halloween Music Special on YouTube and by sharing my album Happy Songs of Death, in its entirety.

You can watch my live streaming concert this Thursday, October 25, 2018 at 8:30 PM. Find out more on my song about Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel.

If you enjoy this show, LIKE it, SHARE it, post in the comments, or tell a friend. Then subscribe to the podcast and my mailing list at http://pubsong.net/

WHO'S PLAYING IN THE PUB TODAY?

Today, we're playing my CD Happy Songs of Death from start to finish.

Isn't It Grand, Boys?

Won't You Come with Me? (Gunn)

Twa Corbies

Clementine Blues

Johnny Jump Up

Jug of Punch

Red, Red and Black (Gunn)

Whiskey, You're the Devil

High Jeannie High

Rosin the Bow

Foggy Dew (Kearney/O'Neill)

Waxies Dargle

I'll Drink from Dusk ‘Til Dawn (Gunn)

All songs traditional, except as noted. Instruments: Marc Gunn (autoharp, vox), Ari Koinuma (guitar, mandolin, percussion, bkg vox), Jamie Haeuser (bodhran, bkg vox), Mike Younger (bkg vox). Produced by Ari Koinuma. Graphics by Ingrid Houwers and Nikki O'Shea.

If enjoy this album, please support the musicians who support this podcast, buy the CD, follow me on Spotify, and share the show.

Pub Songs Podcast was produced by Marc Gunn. To subscribe, go to Apple Podcasts, Spotify or to our website where you can join the Gunn Runners Club for as little as $1 per month to support my music. You can get regular updates of new videos, podcasts, lyrics, stories behind the songs, plus 21 songs for free at www.pubsong.net.

  THANK YOU PATRONS

I want to thank everyone in the Gunn Runners Club on Patreon. There are 144 people who pledge a $1 or more per month so that I can keep creating new music and entertainment for you. You are amazing.

I want to thank my newest Gunn Runners: Anna N., Randy B., Jeff H., Christopher K., Cora B., Kerrie B., Rich, Erica T., Kelira, Hiram W, Muzikana, Riva l, William M., Garrett R, Kristin T., Patricia C., Craig, Chrystin P.. Also a huge thanks to Carol B., Scott & Anita G., Jessica C., Jenn W., Kimber, Rob W. who raised their pledge

I was looking recently and I realized just how incredible membership in the club is. You'll get several albums of my music, videos, exclusive podcasts, and of course you're supporting this podcast as well as Celtfather Music & Travel. But you can also get discounts on merch, sheet music, and bootleg recordings. It's packed for just dollars per month. If you enjoy what I do, please consider making a pledge.

Go to marcgunn.net to express your generous nature today!

PUB TALK

Welcome to the Pub Songs Podcast. Yes, the name changed... again. And actually, for the foreseeable future, I'm not running regular shows. I'm gonna do something scary, that I've thought about for a long time. I'm gonna share each of my albums in full, from start to finish,

Of course, you can already stream all my music on Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music, and lots other places. But now I’m going to share the show the podcast form as well.

Back in the 70s, DJs played entire albums from start to finish. I decided to do that on the Irish and Celtic Music Podcast. It was a great success for several artists. But I'm just like all artists. I get nervous about giving everything all my music away for free... even if I know it's a smart marketing move. I learned this lesson years ago on MP3.com.

Since Halloween is just around the corner, it seemed appropriate to release my Happy Halloween Songs of Death as it could be called. Or for the ones you know my music Happy Songs of Death.

This album was first released on August 20, 2009. It  was produced by Ari Koinuma. He provided all of the background instrumentation. I did have some guest vocalists including Michael Younger, who died before the release of the album. It is dedicated to Michael.

Show #48 was a tribute show I recorded for Michael back in 2009.

Happy Songs of Death had two different album covers. One was designed by Nikki O'Shea. I called it "Death's Autoharp". It featured the Grim Reaper playing the autoharp with Nikki's popular comic book art style.

The second was designed by Celtic artist Ingrid Houwers. I called that "The Wake" because there's Celtic death theme with merriment. It actually almost has a Celtic/Mexican Day of the Dead feel to it. Really cool.

The songs are a mix of traditional Irish and Scottish songs as well as some traditional folk songs and several original songs as well. Subscribe at Celtfather.com if you want to find out more about some of the songs in the future.

And if you have any questions, email me.

Check out this episode!

[thissunpoweredkids]

Editing as Punctuation in Film from Max Tohline on Vimeo.

In January 2014 Kathryn Schulz published an article in Vulture called "The Five Best Punctuation Marks in Literature." Link: vulture.com/2014/01/best-punctuation-marks-literature-nabokov-eliot-dickens-levi.html

It got me thinking about what the five best "punctuation marks" in film might look like. I wanted to assemble a video essay with a rapidfire list of nominees of great moments of editing-as-punctuation in film. But as I started putting it together, the project grew into a twofold piece: an analysis of and response to Schulz's article as well as an attempt to spur new insights about editing by examining it through the metaphor of punctuation.

So, here it is: 20 minutes long, clips from 100 films (101 if you count that Woody Allen quotes Duck Soup in Hannah and her Sisters), and, I hope, an inspiration to anyone else who loves film on a formal level and believes, as Bazin did, that the language of cinema isn't done being invented yet.

Thanks to Kathryn Schulz for sending me down this wonderful rabbit hole of thought, and to the editors (in order of their cuts): Sally Menke, Buster Keaton, Abel Gance, Yelizaveta Svilova & Dziga Vertov, Michael Snow, Jonathan Amos & Paul Machliss, Harry Gerstad, William Reynolds & Peter Zinner, David E. Blewitt & Robert K. Lambert & David Newhouse, Sergei Eisenstein, Daniel Rezende, Valeriya Belova, Richard Pearson & Christopher Rouse, Lou Lombardo, Marguerite Beaugé & Carl Theodor Dreyer, George Tomasini, D.W. Griffith & James Smith & Rose Smith, Lev Kuleshov, Charles Chaplin & Willard Nico, Ron Fricke & Alton Walpole, Sam O'Steen, Edgar Adams & Edward L. Cahn, Ray Lovejoy, Siro Asteni, Anne V. Coates, Robert Wise, Susan E. Morse, LeRoy Stone, Ken Eluto, Spike Lee, Jerome Thoms, Lyudmila Feyginova, Peter Przygodda, Ferris Webster, Andrew Weisblum, Léonide Azar feat. Anton Walbrook, Alan Heim, Claudia Castello & Michael P. Shawver, Michal Leszczylowski & Andrei Tarkovsky, Ralph Rosenblum, William Hornbeck, Barbara McLean, William Chang & Kit-Wai Kai & Chi-Leung Kwong, Véronique Parnet, Kim Hyeon, Andreas Prochaska, Mary Sweeney, John Smith, Jolanda Benvenuti, Harold F. Kress & Argyle Nelson Jr. & J. Frank O'Neill, Florence Eymon, Nicholas T. Proferes, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Yoshiyasu Hamamura, Cécile Decugis, Joe Bini, Robert Leighton, Milton Carruth, Jay Rabinowitz, Owen Marks, Ted Cheesman, George Tomasini (again), Blanche Sewell, Georges Méliès, Reginald Mills, Siv Lundgren, Thelma Schoonmaker (finally!), Kôichi Iwashita, Alex O'Flinn, Kirk Baxter, Peter Kubelka, Paul Sharits, Chris Marker, Jean Ravel, Roderick Jaynes (Ethan and Joel Coen), Sharon Rutter, Miroslav Hájek, Fernand Léger & Dudley Murphy, Melvin Van Peebles, Martin Arnold, Bruce Conner, Walter Murch & Richard Chew, and Yelizaveta Svilova & Dziga Vertov again. Plus unseen contributions from Jacqueline Sadoul, Jim Miller & Paul Rubell, Monique Bonnot, Ralph Foster & Stephen Perkins & Andrew Weisblum, Verna Fields, Jack Murray, Daniel Mandell, Françoise Collin, Solange Leprince, Patricia Canino, Nelly Quettier, Matt Chesse, George McGuire, John Seabourne Sr., Takis Davlopoulos & Giorgos Triandafyllou, and a few VFX teams, too.

For the full list of films featured, click here: 10oclockdot.tumblr.com/post/129417606958

NEW: Pablo Ferreira (vimeo.com/pabloferreira) has just graciously created Portuguese subtitles for this video!

Plus: Héctor Aguilar Rivas's (vimeo.com/user24306664) Spanish subtitles are still here and still great.

Also: Turkish speakers, please enjoy this TURKISH DUB of Editing as Punctuation in Film, lovingly prepared by Münif Çankaya: vimeo.com/146388456

And I'm still grateful that Editing as Punctuation in Film was named THRICE as one of the best video essays of 2015 by leading critic/curators in Fandor's poll. Thank you! fandor.com/keyframe/poll-the-best-video-essays-of-2015

[booksandwords]

You're the king-you can do as you like.” “If only that were true. Because I'm a woman, my every action will be minutely scrutinised. If the courtiers knew about you, I would be condemned for wanton behaviour.” “But kings are admired for their sexual prowess.” “Male kings. Sexual appetite in a woman terrifies most men.

Senenmut and Hatshepsut, Her Majesty the King (The Hatshepsut Trilogy, Patricia L. O'Neill) I like this series. It has more than a few floors (artistic licence and historical fiction) but I like the ideas behind it. Also the characters, it's all about the characters.

[booksandwords]

Her Majesty the King by Patricia L. O'Neill

Series: The Hatshepsut Trilogy, #1 Read time: 4 Days Rating: 4.5/5

The quote: “I wouldn't think you'd be overly concerned about conformity, Princess. It isn't normal for Egyptians to ride horses astride, yet here we are, doing just that. It isn't normal for women to drive their own chariots, or be educated in the Kap, or dispatch Shasu. Or is having a mind of ones own a privilege reserved for royal princesses?” "No, of course not. I've just never met anybody else who thought that doing things their own way was a good idea. Most people like to do things the way they've always been done." "But you're not like other people." "No. And neither are you." — Senenmut & Hatshepsut

Warnings: Rape, incest, death and potentially dubcon (it’s murky).

Going to start with what would usually be my concluding thoughts because this turned into a really long review. I have a serious bias to this book. This review is written after maybe the 3rd or 4th time I've read it. The writing is at times clunky the writing but the characters are engaging and make you feel the emotions you should. There are all kinds of moments that could be problematic for some readers in Her Majesty the King. Rape, Incest, Death and that is without raising the mess that is the age of majority in 1480s BCE Egypt. But if you can read past those and life in the world with the characters then it is an enjoyable ride. There is something that keeps pulling me back to this story.

The arc of Her Majesty the King starts the day Hatshepsut turns 14, the age of majority in her day and ends when she is 22(ish) with her ascension to the Horus Throne. In between, there are two-time skips but the majority takes place when Hatch is 19. Part of the heart of the story is a rather complicated love story. It's a pentagon of a form. Hatshepsut, Senenmut, Hapuseneb, Neshi and Tuthmosis. Tut is a forced marriage to preserve the royal bloodline and the Royal Ka. The other will be a lover physical or emotional. Senenmut, Hapu and Neshi couldn't be much more different. Their archetypes are the like-minded commoner, the aristocrat/ the priest, the royal prisoner/ Prince. Hatch was raised with Hapu and Neshi they know her and they adore her. There is a line in the closing pages that summarises the relationship of the three and Hatch quite well "I had three loyal, gifted men—Senenmut, Hapuseneb, Neshi—who loved me so much they would rather die than fail me. As long as they didn't kill one another first." Her relationship with Senenmut is likely what keeps bringing me back, they are the only people that can keep up with each other intellectually. It makes for some brilliant conversations.

One of my favourite aspects of this story, at least time around, was the signposting. Every major event is not only this book but The Horus Throne and The Eye of Re are seeded before they happen. Senenmut is not like other Egyptian men (yes, of course, it is part of the appeal) but the extent of his differences his seeded here if you know what to read for. Two of the reveals are shown to the reader in veiled fashion before we see them. But there are also misdirects.

Another aspect I liked is something that previous me wouldn't have picked up on, the gender roles. This is a story that simultaneously annihilates some of the gender roles of the time but rigidly conforms to others. Without going into spoilers too much. Hatch is a King and God's Wife both masculine and feminine in her roles. Her "husband" Senenmut strictly conforms to his masculine role of the protector. It's hard to explain.

This is a story with a great support cast. Which I will add to another review because this is long enough. But essentially there is a lot of development done and each of the characters is designed to show a different side of Hatshepsut. Senimen and Dedu are favourites though what starts as working for her out of loyalty to their family members becomes loyalty to her.

This is Historical Fiction with a capital H and capital F. If you are going to read it you need to be able to exist and be in that world. Some things to realise before you read. This starts when Hatch is 14, the age of majority for this culture. Senenmut is 24. The fiction aspect is acknowledged by O'Neill in the postscript and Appendix. But O'Neill has a point in that this is a series of steps that would allow Hatshepsut to rule as a Horus King under the cultural restrictions. There is a reason Hatshepsut is used not infrequently in historical fiction, we don't know how she managed to do what she did.

2nd quote: "You're the king—you can do as you like." "If only that were true. Because I'm a woman, my every action will be minutely scrutinised. If the courtiers knew about you, I would be condemned for wanton behaviour" "But kings are admired for their sexual prowess." "Male kings. Sexual appetite in a woman terrifies most men." — Senenmut & Hatshepsut

[booksandwords]

Femme Magnifique. (Anthology) Edited by Shelly Bond

Read time: 1 Day Rating: 5/5

The quote: Carrie exposed it all: addictions, family tensions, old resentments, low self-esteem, and how it felt when strangers commented on how badly you were aging. She knew she would never escape the iconic image of Pricess Leia, the eternal maiden. Yet she embraced the roles of the nurturing mother and far-seeing crone, as well. The ancient Greeks had The Fates and The Furies; the Norse had The Norns. We have Carrie Fisher. — Alicia Kwitney

Overall a fantastic idea for a book well executed. You can see the love the writers have for their heroines through the writing. Readers can see that the creatives were given some freedom. It doesn't end up feeling formulaic. Some focus on a very specific incident, some are career-long, some are personal interactions and some are love notes to the past. But they are all different. Where there is some cross over it isn't obvious because of the variations in art styles which also vary greatly but suit the subject. If this appeals to you by its feministic, graphical or vaguely historical reasons do read it. It is well worth it.

The rest of the review is just a dump of comments and annotated quotes for while I was reading the book.

I really like Kelly Sue Deconnick and Elsa Charretier's comic for Hilary Clinton. It's wordless, focusing on the struggle, determination. The power of one generation breaking down walls for and aiding the next generation.

I knew nothing about Peggy Guggenheim. It really makes me want to know more about her.

Yes, Hatshepsut! Why do so few people, women know who she is? It's a travesty. But oh author Kirsty Miller brings Senenmut into this. Yes, thank you. If you like this comic may I recommend Patricia L. O'Neill's Her Majesty the King.

No woman can call herself free who does not own and control her body. No woman can call herself free until she can choose consciously whether she will or will not be a mother. — Margaret Sanger (1879 – 1966) Damn this is pure power. And this is still so, so relevant today. In so many places.

Sally Ride's includes the first women in space on one very powerful list. We do love to see it. That was a fantastic inclusion choice by Cecil Castellucci.

Agnes Underwood feels is interesting because she's different. Not just as a woman but as a comic style. I like how Jon Davis-Hunt chooses to do it.

The comic on Dale Messick by Paige Braddock is so clever. Braddock has chosen to include Brenda Starr, Messick's greatest creation. It is a great comic, especially including the feminist detail attached to Starr herself.

Lots of the comics have their colouring by Hi-Fi (Bian Miller and Kirsty Miller) who appears to have been a staff colourist if the writers didn't have their own.

This drove me to look up Kat Blaq. And damn I'm glad I did.

When I turned onto the sidewalk, I saw it: a huge billboard on the front of the Metropolitan Opera House with my picture on it. I was in profile, wearing a red leotard, with my chest and back arched so you could see my full feminine breasts and my rounded butt. It was everything that people don't expect in a ballerina. I stood completely for five minutes, just crying. It was beauty. It was power. It was a woman. It was me. — Misty Copeland (1982 – ) I really like this quote. This is so powerful.

The art Megan Hutchison chose to use for Ada Lovelace is very, very pretty. It feels like something put a Victorian novel, fitting.

Judith is a biblical figure. Straight up badass. Kills a man by cutting off his head. And it's just so funny how it is told. Fantastic choices were made by both Mags Visaagio and Brett Parson.

The Elizabeth Choy section is interesting because it covers a few powerful women of that part of the world (Malaysia)

What Shirley Chisolm wanted us to remember about her isn't the barriers she broke, it's the good she did in breaking them. —(Gibson Twist) I'm not sure how frequently this is used. But I can see this being true of so many women in history.

I'm not going to start justifying my character. The way I am is the way I am, so take me as I am. If I want to do anything, anywhere with anybody, that's what I want to do and that's nobody's business. — Brenda Fassie (1964 – 2004) I adore this quote, it's all power. But I do have a bone to pick with author Lauren Beukes Brenda Fassie wasn't gay she was bi, so she's not a gay icon she's a queer icon.

The Harriet the Spy and Louise Fitzhugh comic is told in a different way. Parallels between the now and the then. I quite like it.

Maria Bonita's is smart. The layout chosen is genius. It allows for some slight angst to build through the comic.

Margaret Atwood feels so personal for Hope Nicholson and I adore it

The world isn't getting any easier. With all these new inventions I believe that people are hurried more and pushed more... The hurried way is not the right way; you need time for everything—time to work, time to rest and time to play. — Hedy Lamarr (1914 – 2000) Omg yes Hedy Lemarr my badass queen. The style of art used by Gilbert Hernandez suits. Largely b&w there is this perfect almost clash between the glamour of the art as in movie scenes and the talk of her tech, her intellect.

Let children read whatever they want and then talk about it with them. If parents and kids can talk together, we won't have as much censorship because we won't have as much to fear. — Judy Blume (1938 – ) The comic focuses on empathy which feels like the right choice. Respect to anyone who pushes back hard against censorship

I don't think I've heard of Ruth Klüger. Mossad agent. All-round badass during Nazi Germany. I need to find the Ruth Aliav-Klüger/Tiger Hill/ Carol II story. But it seems quite difficult.

A good story is a good story. If what I'm writing reaches you, then it reaches you no matter what title is stuck to it. — Octavia Butler (1947 – 2006) This is an important principle of reading. There is no such thing as a bad book. Only a book that is not to your taste.

I never knew which three saints Joan of Arc saw. Catherine. Michael. Margaret.

A point that is within everything I do is that, in times of war - and it's always a time of war - women especially need to seek out more pleasure. Because it's the first thing they steal from us and it's exactly what their campaigns intend to steal from us - you never have a moment's peace or pleasure. — Lydia Lunch (1959 – ) sounds fascinating. The author of that article, Cathi Unsworth, has interviewed her more than once. I also recommend Done Dun by Lydia Lunch & Nick Cave it's perfectly 80s.